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...And as people gorge on their Easter eggs, few will give so much as a passing thought to a religious figure whose sacrifice for others — for all mankind, in fact — this most sacred of Christian festivals...
...Around Easter 2019, the prime minister met twice with two People’s Vote MPs, Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson, including once at her home in Maidenhead....
...Retail sales, due on Thursday, are expected to fall back slightly after good weather and the Easter bank holiday weekend provided a boost to April’s figures....
...For phone and gadget retailer Dixons Carphone, the environment is tricky but not impossible to navigate, despite what CEO Seb James describes as a “lively political backdrop”....
...The strongly worded letter was addressed to Lizzie Dixon, assistant director for Business, Innovation and Skills....
...“We’ve had a couple of lucky strokes, we had a good Easter, we were able to sell Germany and Netherlands, and that took us over the upper end [of the range],” said Sebastian James, chief executive....
...Regus was down 6.8 per cent to 245p after founder Mark Dixon sold 30m shares at 245p apiece....
...This compares with a period a year ago, when Britain was suffering from freezing temperatures, which also fell over the Easter weekend, an important period for DIY and gardening projects....
...But it included a boost from both New Year’s eve and Easter falling into the period. He says this flattered the numbers by 1.5 percentage points....
...Some retailers and analysts pointed out that trade was being distorted by Mother’s Day and Easter falling later this year than in 2010....
...The wider market edged higher on reduced volumes ahead of the Easter break and the end of the quarter. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.1 per cent, rising 7.64 points to 5,710.66....
...“The company encouraged low-field expectations by emphasising the absence of Easter [from this year’s numbers],” said Tony Shiret, analyst at Credit Suisse....
...Jimmy Yates, head of equities at CMC Markets said: “As we approach the long Easter weekend, the fundamentals are looking a little thin on the ground and volumes could also be expected to come off a little...
...Mergers and acquisitions continued to hog the limelight as dealers returned from the four-day Easter break to a blitz of deal developments....
...The FTSE 100 ended stronger on the last day of trading before the Easter break....
...Electrical retailers were weaker with Dixons down 2.6 per cent at 151p and KESA Electricals off 2.1 per cent at 298¼p on fears of poor trading over Easter....
...Woolworths was 4.1 per cent lower at 35p and Dixons fell by 0.7 per cent to 141½p....
...Shares in the serviced office group fell last week after Mark Dixon, chief executive, sold shares to pay for his divorce....
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